Miss Hedgepenny was once an Essex Bird but since relocating to the Norfolk Coast she is now proud to be a Norfolk Broad. This blog details events in her life both at home and in the surrounding countryside.

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Wednesday, 14 July 2010

My delivery did not arrive!

I whizzed over to Rush Hill Scrape this morning to see if the White Tailed Plover that I had ordered had been delivered. Sadly it is obviously running late and has not arrived yet. Maybe tomorrow? Honestly you just cannot rely on delivery services nowadays.

While waiting for it to drop in I kept myself amused by talking to a local birder. Yes you did read that right, a LOCAL BIRDER! It is true they do exist! I was starting have serious concerns that they had become extinct, only appearing as the stuffed version for twitches. Anyway this rare breed was happy to chat to me about local paths and access to reserves etc and generally share some local knowledge with me. What a nice way to spend a morning.

There were some nice waders there too. No megas (due to the delay) but several Ruff in various stages of moult, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, Avocet and Greenshank. Not to mention two lovely Little Gulls, one juvenile and one adult. There was also a very young fluffy Black Headed Gull chick wandering about on the mud. Surely he should not have left the nest yet? There was no way he was going to get back in because the nest is on a platform 3 feet off the ground. I fear the little fella will be gone by morning.

It was a lovely walk to and from the hide. The path goes through several different types of habitat, starting with cornfields, then a wood, then the reeds fringing Hickling Broad. I was amazed how much the vegetation had grown up since I was there last which was only a month ago. Some of the paths were very overgrown, one was impassable. Nature amazes me how fast it gets on with the cycle of renewal every year. No matter what, you can always rely on it. We all witness it every year and yet people still keep asking to see a miracle. The true miracle is out there under our very noses and most people don't even see it. What a criminal waste!

3 comments:

there are only a few active birders out here, most people are bone idle and as you say, only turn out for twitches. This does make it difficult for people to find out about sightings as those of us who do get out a lot don't put much on the news services. You can go weeks without seeing anyone. There's good scope for finding your own rares out here though. Pretty much all of the east coast is worth a visit and is massively underwatched.

In the agreement, there is a long-stop date of three and a half years with measurable milestones, by which the site must be developed. If it is not developed then the council has an option to buy it back. The first milestone relates to the completion of piling (and certified practical completion of that piling) for the hotel within two years. The second milestone relates to completion of the building works so they are ready to be fitted out within three and a half years. If those milestones are not met, the council has an option to purchase the site back from Cardy Ramsgate Limited.

Note the agreement signed by the previous Labour administration forces TDC to buy their own site back if it isn't developed. Now remind me isn't that what happened to Peterborough Council in 2010. It cost them £8M to get their land back and it cost Hill nowt. Nice little earner. http://pleasurama.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/making-easy-5-million.html

In the agreement, there is a long-stop date of three and a half years with measurable milestones, by which the site must be developed. If it is not developed then the council has an option to buy it back. The first milestone relates to the completion of piling (and certified practical completion of that piling) for the hotel within two years. The second milestone relates to completion of the building works so they are ready to be fitted out within three and a half years. If those milestones are not met, the council has an option to purchase the site back from Cardy Ramsgate Limited.

Note the agreement signed by the previous Labour administration forces TDC to buy their own site back if it isn't developed. Now remind me isn't that what happened to Peterborough Council in 2010. It cost them £8M to get their land back and it cost Hill nowt. Nice little earner. http://pleasurama.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/making-easy-5-million.html

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Living near the Norfolk Coast is a dream come true to me after growing up in London. I love to go birding, have just taken up photography and am fascinated by anything to do with the natural world. I welcome comments on my blog!